The daughter is going to win every game ever of Creepiest Text Message.

But ...

Prosecutors say Benner started having a physical relationship with the woman in March 2013, shortly after he resigned as an assistant coach and while she was junior. He had coached the woman through her junior season.

He was not a school employee, and she was 17 in a state where the age of consent is 16. Is there a crime here?

The daughter is going to win every game ever of Creepiest Text Message.

But ...

Prosecutors say Benner started having a physical relationship with the woman in March 2013, shortly after he resigned as an assistant coach and while she was junior. He had coached the woman through her junior season.

He was not a school employee, and she was 17 in a state where the age of consent is 16. Is there a crime here?

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The charge was seducing. They will try and prove he started hitting on her when he was coaching.

According to the court documents, the woman's parents knew she and Benner met to play basketball but believed he was helping her to develop her basketball skills, as he suggested he could help her win a college scholarship.​

About 4 years ago, a much loved volleyball coach (by other parents, I did not know him) at our middle school was caught having an inappropriate relationship with an 8th grader. Sadly, the coach's daughter was good friends with the victim.

The weird dynamic is based on the goodwill he built up, the parents were initially in his corner. Then it comes out he sent 1000s!! of texts to the victim.

There was a coach in west central Ohio a couple of years ago who was involved in a very similar situation with a student of similar age as the Mishawaka case. The texts that were involved made it look as if the student was seducing the coach. No matter ... coach wound up getting 21 years after pleading guilty mid-trial.